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Army Of the Cumberland.

WASHINGTON, March l5.-The
eighteenth annual reunion of the So
ciety of the Army of the Gambler
land will be held in this city on the
18th and 18th of May. The princi-
pal feature of the reunion this year
will be the unwilling Of the statue
of Garfield in the circle at the juno
ton of Maryland and First streets.
The cost of the statue. which is the
work of j. @. A. Ward, the sculptor,
was met by contributions from the
Army Of the Cumberland, and Con-
gress appropriated 100000 for the
pedestal. 1t is estimated that five
hundred members of the society will
be present, many of them accompan
led by ladies. On the morning Of
May 18th the regular business meet
ing of the society, of which General
Sheridan is president, will be held,
and the afternoon will be devoted to
sightseeing In the evening the an
nual address will be delivered, prob
ably in one of the theatres, by Col
onel Duffleld, of Detroit. After the
Grafton there will be refreshments.
The statue will be unveiled the
next morning, and on the occasion
there will be a procession, in which
all the military organizations here
will be invited to participate. In
the afternoon their will be an excur-
sion to Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hall, and at the latter place the ex-
cursionists will enjoy planked shad
dinner. The executive committee
having charge of all local arrange
ments, consists of General Albert
Ordway, chairman General N. l.
Anderson, Colonel John Hay and
G, neral Mussey.
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Prehistoric Statues.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Thara is
now on the way to this country a
roughly hewn prehistoric stone i'm
age from Easter Island, about eight
feet high, four feet wide and three
feet thick. The image was secured
for the Smithsonian Institution by
Lieutenant Stone, while attached to
the United States steamer Mohlcan.
A head of'another.lmage was also
secured. Lieutenant Stone says the
images are scattered all over Easter
Island, but that many OF them have.
been thrown from their pedestals
and broken. 1t was customary for
the natives to erect over grave
mounds. They would bury their
dead in cells inclosed by stone walls
on three sides, and with an inclined
wound Of earth at the rear. The
cells would be covered oyer, and
the whole surmounted by platform
Of flagstones, on which the images
would be placed, with their faces to-
the sea. The images were made by
hewing the stone in the sides of era
tiers into the form desired. The i'm.
age would then be. cut out of the
crater and moved to the cemetery.
From three to dozen images were
found on different mounds. The
largest image discovered was seven
ty feet long, and had never been re-
moved, still lying in its bed in the
side of the crater. The image Sc
cured for the museum was found two
miles from shore, and it took eighty
men two days to bring it to the
shore on rollers. The natives intu-
itively bury their dead in close prox-
unity to these statues, although they
are totally ignorant of their signifi,
canoe.
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veracity stands unchallenged- ldr.
Samp Burns. A neighbor of his, an
estimable citizen, though in some
what Strengthened circumstances,
was called upon by an agent, and al
though his wife protested they were
not able to buy, her husband who
was out on the farm was sent for,
He lent an unwilling ear to.the prais-
es ofthe range he felt that. he should
not buy, but strange spell was on
him and his wife as well, and they
declare that if the range had been
thousand dollars they, couldn't
haye said no. Other cases equally
strange are reported; ALI agreeing
that they are made the victims of
some subtle agency or influence they
cannot account for nor resist. When
the sale is perfected and the agent
leaves, the SPELLS broken, the awful
realization is forced upon them that
they have bought q thing they did
not need nor were and able to pay
for, the snug sum they had boarded
up to make payment on the little
home being gone, but no power TO re-
sist its going. Much CONSERVATION
prevails nsections ofthe comfy and
people are living in constant dread.
1t is proposed by some to organize
and drive the agents from the coun~
ty
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A Democratic Legislator Guilty of For
gerry.

The General Assembly of Ohio is
agitated over the conduct Of James w.
Williams, Democratic Representative
who forged fellow members name
to secure an extra set Of revised stat
utes. Williams has been the Demo
cratic leader, is a lawyer of great
ability and looked upon as q rising
man. He has confessed that he for
ged the name of L. G. Williams, q
Republican fellow member, and Sc
cured the book. When exposed
Williams cried, but failed to explain
his conduct. Some members are
anxious to punish this continuation
of Democratic forgery by expulsion,
but as the session ends next Monday
no action will be taken.
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Large B. & O. Contracts.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
is having fifty new cars built in this
city and twenty old ones repaired
and tho total amount of their con-
tracts will aggregate between 1884,
900 and 100000. They Harlan IL
Hollingsworth Company's car shops
are engaged almost exclusively on
work for this company. The are
building ten sleeping cars, ten par.
Tor cars, fifteen first-class passenger
cars, ard are repairing twenty pas
senger cars. The Jackson & Sharp
Company is also building fifteen par
Tor and sleeping cars for the same
railroad, although they have other
large contracts. The new cars, it is
expected will mostly be used on the
new B. and z. Branch WisRastar-
ton Euery EuenSag.
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ParkersbuYg Casualties.

PARKERsBURa, w. W., March la----
Michael Joyce, while walking on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks
in this city this afternoon, was run
over by an engine and so badly in
jured that he soon died.
While Laura Burditt,a young lady,
was standing upoh her fathers door
steps few miles from here, stray
bullet from pistol, with which some
boys were shooting at a mark, struck
her in the neck. She is not expect
ed to recover.
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Over-run with Mad Dogs.

ATLANTA, Ga, March l6.--During
the past two weeks there has been
widespread CONSERVATION over the
prevalence OF rabies. There is
scarcely community which has not
been visited by mad dogs. In Banks,
Hancock, Troupe, Elbert, Forsythe
and other counties, parties OF men
armed with shot guns are disposing
of unknown dogs at sight. A pita-
bic death from hydrophobla has just
taken place at Homer, in which the
ten-year.old son Of Mr.. Lockhart,
The victims sutterings were excru-
eiatInn.
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A Monument for Beecher.

BROOKLYN, March l6.-The pro-
position to erect a monument to the
memory of the late Henry Ward
Beecher by subscription, is received
with general favor in this city. AL
ready several thousand dollars have
been promised and the movement
will take definite shape in a few
days. A meeting of the citizens is
called for Friday night, to appoint a
committee to have charge Of the ar
rangements and subscriptions. Mrs.
Beecher will go to Peeksville to bid
goodbye to 'Boscobel,' where she
spent 50 many happy days with her
husband. On his return she will at
once start for Florida.
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The Millionaire and the Tramp.

Mary A. Livermore in the Chantduquan.
The millionaire and the tramp
form the two extremes Of American
society; but in one respect they
have q common quality-they are
for the most part homeless. The
homeless tramp, because of dire
poverty, vagabondizes to any place
that will give him temporary food
and shelter The homeless rich, be-
cause of what Matthew Arnold calls
'beastly prosperity close their
houses by the seaside, in the noun
tains and in the cities, and wander
the world over in quest of pleasure.
Both classes are ipinerants, and both
suffer loss because they are not root
ed in homes, which, never so hum
ble' or never SO grand, give an an
chorage to the human being and a
chance for growth.
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Hedgesville.

Master Frank Richard took his
departure tor Springfield. Ohio, on
Wednesday last which will In future
be his place of abode.
Mr.. Thomas Payne met with sad
misfortune on Sunday morn last, hav-
ing his house with the entire contents
destroyed, preparations for rebuild
ing are in active progress.
Daniel Hays;and old, and respect
ed colored man died on Monday
last, his remains were inferred in
the Hedgesville cemetery.
Mr. Phillip has changed his resi-
dence to Martinsburg-Mr James
Donaldson occupying the house OF
Resin Perrell
We learn that Rev. Smith of the
M. e. Church will take the place OF
Rev Pardew at this point.
Mr.. Lemons sale at Spring Mills
on Tuesday last was largely attend
ed by persons from this community.
Mr.. M. Ross will take possession
of the property of Mrs. Stearns, own
ed by the late Mrs. Cornelius.
Rev. Fried having withdrawn from
the West Virginia Conference, has
connected himself with the o. B.
Conference Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Lemuel Derdan, now visiting
his family, gives glowing accounts
of California.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-19

The richest colored woman in
America is Mrs. Amanda Eubanks,
Of Rome, Ga, who pays taxes on
$500, 900 worth of property. said to
have been inherited by will from her
white father. Ali over the country
colored women are advancing them
selves in alb financial, intellectual
and moral ways. In Philadelphia Il
colored woman writes for the news
papers and is considered clever, and
also conducts special department
in the leading organ Of the colored
race in this country. Miss. Charlotte
Forten, now Mrs. Frank Grienke,
has written for the Atlantic Month
ly. A colored woman is lawyer in
New York City, and in other cities
of the North are to be found many
colored woman physicians. 1t is a
little bit curions to know that the
first Sunday School in New York
City was started by two colored
women.-Nelo Orleans Picayune.
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over on the map the dominions of
the allied nations. Collections We're
taken up to pay for the museum,and
copies of Mr.. Baxter's book were
sold and the price of his paper was
announced. Sun.
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Can consumption be cured = We

Can consumption be cured Y Yes.
One man only, discovered the laws of
gravitation. One man only, discovered
the virtue of vaccination. And one
man after years of study and reflection
has discovered the cure for cOnsump-
ion. DR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery Is its specific Send two let
ter stamps and get DIR. Pierce's PAM
phlet treatise on consumption. Adj
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical AS
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y
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Abolish HANGING.

AUGUSTA, Me-, March l5.-Cani-
tai Punishment for murder has been
abolished and solitary life confine-
ment substituted in this state. No
pardoning power is granted unless
the innocence of the condemned be
conclusively established.
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Only Two Bottles. Messrs. Johnson

Only Two Bottles. Messrs. Johnson,
Holloway IL Co., wholesale druggists of
Philadelphia, Pa, report that some
time ago gentleman handed them a
dollar, with a request to send good
catarh cure to two army officers in Ari-
IONA. Recently the same gentleman
told them that both of the officers and
the wife of well-known U. s. A. Gen.
eral had been cured of Catarrh by the
two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm. Not
LIQUID or snuff. Price 80 cents
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Randall to Have a District.

HARRIsBURG, PA, March l6.-The
Republican members of the Phila-
delphia delegation in the House of
Representatives met tonight and
decided unanimously to rearrange
the congressional apportionment for
Philadelphia, so as to provide a
Democratic district for Mr.. Randall.
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Broad Lane.

Very changeable weather. Last
Sunday week, we wrapped our
selves warmly in sleigh, and went
to church, whilst last Sunday we
went to Sunday School over dusty
road without overcoat or gloves.
The prospect tor wheat crop is
not very hattering.
Mr.. Willie Stone and bride are
visiting friends in the neighborhood
Mr.. JEFF Pitsnogle, who has been
attending medical school in Balti
more, is now visiting friends in this
vicinity. From his physiognomy
we conjecture that hard study agrees
with him.
Mrs. G. D. Smith is quite poorly
at this writing.
Mr.. Henry Kicker, who has been
resident of this neighborhood for
several years will return to Pennsyl
vania April the Ist.
There will be no change made in
this immediate village the 1st, I'M
less the overseer of the poor will be
kind enough to haul some of us to
the poor house.
Our expert fisherman had contem-
plated a days fishing just before the
snow fell, since that his anticipations
have been blasted.
The way to Heaven is a narrow
road, and few there be who travel
in it.
Services at the chapel Sunday
night, as usual. ARcTURUs.
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The following are the appoint
ments for the Winchester District,
of the M. f. Conference, South:
Winchester Distract-John S. Mar
tin, presiding elder. Winchester,G
L. Tyler; Winchester Circuit, j. A.
Dulaney; Cedarville Circuit, S.
Townsend Front Royal Circuit, j.
f. Armstrong Warren Circuit, d..
L. Reid; Berryville Circuit, w. l..
Lynch, S. Ii Engle; j. j. Engle,
supernumerary; Wildwood Circuit,
F. II. Shipley; Brucetown Circuit,
F. A Strother, j. p. Stump; Mar
tinsburg, j r. Andrews; Berkeley
Circuit, l.. Butt; Charlestown, w.
G. Eggleston; Frederick Mission, J..
III. Wolff; Il. T. Hetterick, supernu-
merary; Jefferson, @. H. Wood !;
Shepherdstown Circuit, A. A. p.
Neel Jainsboro Circuit, S. r..
Snapp; Page Circuit, M. M. Long !;
Strausburg Mission, III. A. Gaver !;
Shenandoah Mission,L. Fox Wood
stock and Edinburg, G. I'll. thinner
man; j. p. Hyde, Valley Female
College.
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/ have wondered sometimes if the
first murder-Cain and Abel quarrel
ed over a burnt offering, didn't they
did not arise out of prolonged
discussion of rival theories Of build,
ing a wood FIRE on the alter,
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A HEAVY loaded passenger train on
the Dedham branch Of the Boston and
Providence Railroad Monday evening
and III persons were killed and wound
ed.
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III ever found a white man who
could really cook tarrapin I'd bet
there were kinks in his hair.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18
KEPtT ALTON.

If there is to be a conference to-day OF
he two Committees on Finance to con-
slider tue debt question we hope that they
will talk on the real facts. 1t may look
as If the creditors are beaten, but the
Legislature ought to consider ;he char
acter of the State, and think whether We
can afford to incur the odium of repudi.
alton when it Is so easy to get the con-
sent of the creditors to reasonable set
Element.
The Finance Committee ought TO see
that there is an exact and correct esti-
mate of the revenues and the assets
and if such exact statement is shown to
The creditors. of course the debt can be
arranged just as any merchant could ar
range his affairs with his creditors after a
disaster. But if the debt question is 10
be settled by politics, the politicians who
undertake to do it that way had just as
well understand now that there are
enough honest Democrats in Virginia 10
stop Reputation, even if it sacrifices the
patriots who draw salaries on alleged
patriotism initiated from Malone
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

BIAINE'S BOOM.

Mr.. Blaine's boom had evidently been
hursed very ably by his friends in the Re
publican Club Convention in New York,
for al the first inning he scored all the
points that could he made with the
bloody shirt displayed and magnetism
turned on Nothing can be better for
the Democracy, and it cannot be denied
that the Republican Club Convention is
doing a good service to the country in
nominating the easiest man to beat
We note some playful remarks in the
TuJ,ino concerninga Democratic blum
der" which have a widowed odor as of
things that were long out Of use and
mouldy. 1t is likely that a Democratic
blunder well sworn to, would leat Re
publican stroke Of honesty in politics for
the reason that the latter would wear the
complexion of its authors, and be taken
for an arrant lie.
We quote in the Cream of the Press
some sharp criticisms on the emptiness
and vanity of Republican professions of
patriotism.
The firing up Of the Northern heart is
family famed with a zephyr from the
South blown from the reticent dignity OF
Hon. John :. Wise. But the truth is
that the Republican party are so bruised
and battered by the great popular kick
of 1884 that what they try to make sound
like a hurrah is really disguised squeal'
Therefore, let all patriotic Democrats
remember to assert the power of the peo-
pies party as well as the right and the
good Of IT,
FOR power when made as ours was by
the growth Of right is doublypotent, and
At present we want the people to under
stand the plain truth of opposition to mo-
nopoly and war taxes in time of peace.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

The reported conference OF the Finance
COMMITTEES of the Legislature with the
bondholders' lawyer, Mr. Royal, ought
20 open the way to a settlement of the
debt promptly. The people Of Virginia
do not want either to be bulldozed or
charged with reputation.
The ihingi simply to get a conference
with the creditors. II the State has the
advantage let her use it, but when the
fear of law is out of the way let her
stand on her character and settle the
debt question by fair showing of her
assets. She cannot afford to do anything
else. The rising generation will protest
against stigma put on the community
~ demagogues. The generation that
nobly fought the war ought to give the
state 10 the rising generation free of any
reproach, and they have it in their power
10 do this.
Take away all the poppycock about
"shylocks and "enemies of the State -
and come fairly to the point. We owe a
certain amount Of money. Let us show
our assets and settle, or otherwise we
will be left to the contempt of the world.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

W. were driving past a Dakota settler
house when h. came out and said
"Sureeyin' mother railroadN
~yo~
Amt sw'ar, told The old woman we
got 10 move the house again
Had trouble with the railroad surveyors
"Ycs-been -naLin' my house round all
summer First some men come along IN
buggy, set up some long. slim, barber pole
lcokn' sticks, stuck up three legged dunn
nv. bumped down an squinted through IT,
an then saws they: Old hoss. you've got 70
move volr hous, bout four rods. cause
wore coin 70 run the track of the Dakota
and Gum Weed Fork railroad right through
herern
$50 YOU moved it' e..
pulled her right ont o the way l am
the man % hinder no public improvement
Then some more come along an squinied an
uoe,od around. an slys they Mister
GRANGER wore sorry. lat We'll nave 10
trouble you 20 yunls your house round 'bout
sixrds 20 th, .outh' na0c "a bee an we
yanSed her
Didn't THAT s'ttie it'
"No I'm bout a week | CAUGHT 'ni' more
,en asgnintin' an called tie boz an we
ont iack.crews under the hone an then |
ssi.oi tha f.llsrs whore she should 90. jos
haul her bout q quarter of a in.l" d'in west
old man. SAYS they. an' tore night me '" me
bows hal her hau.ed lett The wheris rishl
under 10 that time an told Ike NOT O. unyo1e
The oxen
lyon didn't have ~ move again
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

The circular issued by John L. Will
liams & Son is entitled to consideration
as n statement Of the debt question from
business man experienced in finance
and familiar with the political bealings
of this importan; question.
The paper has already been extensively
read. and will command influence in the
present drif, of public opinion.
Though the statement Of the political
clements brought TO bear TO pass the
Riddlebergcr bill il a familiar one, its
force is very much enhanced when thus
impelled By the sincere opinion OF a we'll
known debt payer.
The world generally has not appre-
catod the ct as Mr. Williams stated 1t
that the Riddlebcrger bill was accepted
not out Of the willingness Of the Dem
ocratic party OF Virginia, but because
the alternative was radical rule and ruin.
When the circular comes to the mean
ing and results of the recent Supreme
Court decision, il presumes that people
will not pay taxes in coupons at the
risk of lien on their property.
The following passage in the circular
should command the attention OF all, and
we cite it in connection with the ground
we have taken that the objective point
in view is TO obtain the consent OF the
creditors and a deed OF release, so 20
speak, so as to remove the rcproach
that will still rest on the state If we lie
still. and take the ground that the credi-
tors can fund just when they are ready
or not at all
"The Legislature now assembled IS
eager and anxious 10 have the old bonds
brought in and funded, and the debt
question forever removed from State
politics Whilst the Riddlebcrger bin Will
certainly be- the basis Of any settlement
that may be made, IL Is thought by some
of the well informed that il such action
would accomplish the speedy settlement
of the debt. the Legislature would allow
TO the holders Of old cOnsol bonds some.
what more liberal terms than those
offered by the Riddleberger funding act,
so as 10 bring the fundable value Of the
consols nearer to their present market
value"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

\ clear and direct statement Of the
things aimed at by the Anti-Saloon Re-
publicans is contained in the platform
adopted at Syracuse yesterday. The
principal points are a demand that the
Republican party pass laws restricting
the sale of liquor bY taxation, with local
option laws for counties, towns and
cities, the repeal of the Mandamus Act,
and the submission TO the people of a
prohibiiOry amendment to the COnsiiiu-
ton. Ex-Judge Davis was reelected
chairman and a State Committee Of 100
members was constituted. The work OF
the successful two days conference will
be formulated in bills to be presented %
the Legislaiure.-N Y. Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18
4 mn .eundlng Lesac,.

a double surprise was experienced by the
Society OF Physicians, of Vienna, Austrin.
The first was when tAo chairman, Dr. Won
Hamburger. made known that Dr. Coata-Ai.
varouea hal left to the society a legacy oi
3.5OOOD Portuguese reis. The Imagination
Of the members uIo- .he great things they
could perform with .o c-crmous s-m began
o. run ro., whom the chairman interrupted
them and proceeded o. iui.ct the second sur
prise. H. said the value of Portuguese rel.
was SD very small that the legacy would
realize some 81. SD % the funds OF the society
"a powerful cooIer 90 oyerhsatei magma
tions Chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18

Hon. John ;. Wises able remarks on
the awakening power Of the message as
compared with the guns Of Fort Sumter
will recall some thirteen little ordnance
episodes of that statesman and cannot
fail to awaken memories of the Quaker
guns thai he and sherman faxed for
the Danyille massacre, and we hope hi.
fraiernal Democratic associates of Rich
mond will stick a pin right there